diabetis mellitus

Diabetes has reached epidemic scope and poses serious threats to individuals and grave challenges for society . In the United States alone , 16 million people have diabetes , and data from the World Health Organization indicates that its prevalence will continue to increase rapidly (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC , 1998 King Aubert Herman , 1998 as cited on Decoster Cummings , 2005 . Being one of the oldest disease in the world , diabetes metillus comes from the Greek words for 'siphon ' and 'sugar ' and describes the most obvious symptom of uncontrolled diabetes : the passing of

large amounts of urine which is sweet because it contains sugar . Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not generate or correctly use insulin . Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar , starches and other food into energy needed for daily life (Clark , 2004 ,

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Types and Symptoms

There are various major types of diabetes . The most common is Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes . The former results from the failure of the body to produce insulin while the latter results from insulin resistance or a condition in which the body fails to use properly the insulin HYPERLINK "http /www .diabetes .org " www .diabetes .org

Diabetes often goes undetected because patients thought its symptoms seem so harmless . Yet , recent studies showed that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment decrease dramatically the chance of acquiring the complications of diabetes . According to American Diabetes Association ( HYPERLINK "http /www .diabetes .org " www .diabetes .org...